Dreger: Ottawa among 3 teams interested in KHL d man Zub

[ViD]

According to Dreger via Russian source the Senators are among 3 teams interested in SKA defenseman Artyom Zub.

He’s 24, 12+7 in 48 games and +28

«Оттава» проявляет интерес к защитнику СКА Зубу

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[BlueBaron]

Wonder who the other two are?

 

[Ola]

Zub is a as much of a ‘I eat barb wire for breakfast’ type of player as I’ve ever seen. You know the type that always looks like he is playing like he wants to get hurt. Why block a shot with your leg pads when you can dive against the shooter with your face first?

I never understood why he wasn’t drafted his last eligible year.

I think that he is a NHL quality player, pure stay at home/shutdown D (his skating isn’t bad). But there is always a risk when these guys transition to the NHL, what stands out in relation to his peers in the KHL won’t be as obvious in NA. You must get noticed and so forth. But he could definitely become a bit of a fan favorite in Ottawa.

 

[Treasure Island]

Dredger mentions three teams are interested but only reveals Ottawa.
Why not the other two? Or is this just a rumour he wants to start?

 

[Viqsi]

Dredger mentions three teams are interested but only reveals Ottawa.
Why not the other two? Or is this just a rumour he wants to start?

That could be the limit of what he'd heard. "Ottawa is interested but they've been told there's two other suitors" or something.

 

[2020 Cup Champions]

His name means "tooth." Have a nice day.

 

[Atoyot]

His name means "tooth." Have a nice day.

Does he fight zub and nail for the win?

 

[DJB]

Zub is a as much of a ‘I eat barb wire for breakfast’ type of player as I’ve ever seen. You know the type that always looks like he is playing like he wants to get hurt. Why block a shot with your leg pads when you can dive against the shooter with your face first?

I never understood why he wasn’t drafted his last eligible year.

I think that he is a NHL quality player, pure stay at home/shutdown D (his skating isn’t bad). But there is always a risk when these guys transition to the NHL, what stands out in relation to his peers in the KHL won’t be as obvious in NA. You must get noticed and so forth. But he could definitely become a bit of a fan favorite in Ottawa.

So basically a right handed Boro when it comes to the D zone .

 

[Atoyot]

His name means "tooth." Have a nice day.

Is he eligible for the Calder trophy or is he a little long in the zub?

 

[DistantThunderRep]

He probably won't be signed by any team.

 

[SI90]

Wonder who the other two are?

probably the leafs and the rangers.

 

[Ryuji Yamazaki]

Zub is a as much of a ‘I eat barb wire for breakfast’ type of player as I’ve ever seen. You know the type that always looks like he is playing like he wants to get hurt. Why block a shot with your leg pads when you can dive against the shooter with your face first?

I never understood why he wasn’t drafted his last eligible year.

I think that he is a NHL quality player, pure stay at home/shutdown D (his skating isn’t bad). But there is always a risk when these guys transition to the NHL, what stands out in relation to his peers in the KHL won’t be as obvious in NA. You must get noticed and so forth. But he could definitely become a bit of a fan favorite in Ottawa.

The Panthers could desperately use a guy who eats barbed wire for breakfast.

 

[Qward]

Chabot / zaitsev
Brannstrom / zub

Works for me.

 

[Sniperberg]

ZUB ZUB!

 

[2020 Cup Champions]

Does he fight zub and nail for the win?

Zub and nogut, da

 

[themelkman]

Right handed?

 

[BlueBaron]

probably the leafs and the rangers.

Are you saying that just because they are big spenders?

 

[Crosscrease14]

Leafs will sign him for a year and ship him to Ottawa to get paid

The ol zaitsev trick

 

[Chainshot]

probably the leafs and the rangers.

The big KHL fishers would also include the Habs. Some collection of the two you mention and them.

 

[Chainshot]

Are you saying that just because they are big spenders?

No, because they have some success signing UDFA out of the KHL.

 

[SensFactor]

Zub is pretty good... Hes all about defense, not much offense

 

[Qward]

Volchenkov 2.0?

 

[ViD]

He probably won't be signed by any team.

You base it off what exactly ?

 

[danielpalfredsson]

If you're a right handed stay at home D who wants to make a name, you've got to love the idea of going to Ottawa. Look at what it did for Demelo's career. There's minutes to be had, and the opportunity to be the stay at home guy beside Chabot is a great one. It's a chance for a player who might have to fight for bottom pair minutes elsewhere to expedite their way to top 4 minutes.

 

[Hammettf2b]

Yzerman should offer him whatever role he wants. "You want top line minutes, no problem!!!"